On her arrival, she was presented with roses by nine-year-old Tierney Potter. Wearing a navy-blue outfit—a Max Mara jacket and an Orla Kiely skirt, with matching gloves and blue suede heels—Kate bent down to accept the bouquet from the schoolgirl.

After listening to talks for two hours, Kate stayed on at the conference for an extra hour, as she is said to feel particularly strongly about the subject of mental health in children.

Topics that were discussed at the conference included cyber-bulling, sexting and addiction.

Professor Tanya Bryon spoke about cyber-bullying among young people, and afterwards said of Kate, “She was very interested in the early years, nought-to-five-year-olds, which I guess is because she’s a new mother but also because she’s interested.”

Bullying may be a topic close to the Duchess’s heart, as she was said to have been bullied as a young student at Downe House, even reportedly switching schools because of the issue.

The headmistress of Downe House has since said that it is possible Kate was “teased” and “not particularly happy” there.